Lede:
The Davidic Covenant
Intro:
The Davidic Covenant
New covenant:
Passage: Acts 27
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 44
Words: ~1025
Wisdom:
Passage: Psalm 89
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 45
Words: ~738
Old covenant:
Passage: 2 Samuel 7
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 23
Words: ~685
Commentary:
God’s covenant with David followed his humble display before the Lord and the Jerusalem crowds. After securing his kingdom, David showed his concern for the reputation of the Lord, who dwelt in the wilderness tabernacle and not in an impressive temple structure (7:1–3).
The Lord, however, would build a “house” for David—not a building but a dynasty. The prophet Nathan instructed David in the Lord’s covenant (7:4–17). The Davidic covenant consisted of three eternal promises: a dynastic lineage, a kingdom, and a throne (7:13). The Lord would be as a father to David’s son, the Lord’s representative in the earth (7:14). If David’s descendants sinned, the Lord warned of chastening. But He promised never to annul His covenant (7:15–16).
This covenant gave rise to the messianic hope in the Old Testament. Although David’s descendants failed, the people clung to the hope of a Greater David. The angel Gabriel echoed the words of David’s covenant when he announced the birth of Israel’s King, Jesus the Savior (Luke 1:32–33)
David responded with praise, recognizing God’s greatness and the blessedness of His favor (2 Sam 7:18–24). He petitioned the Lord to keep His promise forever so that the Lord might be magnified by all nations (7:25–29).(1) emphases mine
11 In that day
I will restore the fallen shelter of David:
I will repair its gaps,
restore its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old,
12 so that they may possess
the remnant of Edom
and all the nations
that bear my name—,z
this is the declaration of the Lord;
he will do this.
13 Look, the days are coming—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
when the plowman will overtake the reaper
and the one who treads grapes,
the sower of seed.
The mountains will drip with sweet wine,
and all the hills will flow with it.
14 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel.,ac
They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities,
plant vineyards and drink their wine,
make gardens and eat their produce.
15 I will plant them on their land,
and they will never again be uprooted
from the land I have given them.
The Lord your God has spoken. Am 9:11–15, CSB
An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham... Mt 1:1, CSB
30 Then the angel told her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will have no end.” Lk 1:30–33, CSB
So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?” Ac 1:6, CSB
Love you!
-Roger
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Sources and resources:
(1) David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 237.